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Thank you so much to everyone who's made this possible!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

We're delighted to confirm that we're holding all our 2025 prices for private events for 2026, so you can have just as much fun as ever, without having to pay a penny extra.

Happy 2026, Alex & Sue x

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News Archive: Previous Events & Features (2013-25)

900 Events!!

When we set up Smoke & Mirrors seven years ago, we honestly didn’t know whether it would work. We thought we had a good idea, but the murder mystery market was already saturated, and a “good idea” has to survive contact with reality. In other words, we needed people to actually book us.

In 2013, we only did eight events. But the next year, we did 34. Then, in 2015, we did 90. And now our 900th event is imminent. A lot of those have been repeat-bookings, or new bookings from word-of-mouth recommendations, so as a thank you, we’re launching this offer …

If you’ve previously booked or attended one of our events and someone you know books us as a result of your recommendation, you’ll get a bottle of champagne and they’ll get a £50 discount. You can even book us again yourself and get both!

Global Entertainment Award

The champers is being uncorked at Smoke & Mirrors HQ this evening, as we’ve just heard that we’ve been shortlisted for the Lux Life Global Entertainment Award. Thanks so much to all those who’ve made this happen: our brilliant actors and our even more brilliant audiences.

UPDATE: More Champers Required – We Won!